Serena's voice was honey-like sweetness. "You know, Chloe, Ben proposed to me today."
Before my balance system could react, I heard her shrill scream.
She rolled down the stairs like a broken puppet in the darkness.
The night vision mode of my retina clearly recorded her last triumphant smile.
Accompanied by roar and hurried footsteps, the wind from Benjamin's approach ripped my hair apart.
My head jerked to the side and his ring cut open a gash on my face.
Before the synthetic blood seeped out, I tasted the metallic taste, which wasn't right. The blood simulator should be sweet.
Benjamin's voice seemed to come from far away. "A cold-blooded machine like you worthy of jealousy?"
I felt no pain, but I still felt the wound on my cheek.
"You can see the surveillance footage."
He picked up Serena, who was feigning unconsciousness. "That's enough! Go to the storage room and reflect. Don't let me see you again."
The storage room had no windows.
The darkness shouldn't pose a barrier to my visual system, but Serena intentionally kicked over the bucket before leaving.
The liquid seeping into the circuit board caused my infrared mode to flicker.
[Warning: Risk of short circuit due to humid environment]
[Suggestion: Leave the current environment immediately]
Intermittent conversations could be heard outside the door.
"She's just a machine, why are you so angry?" It was Benjamin's voice.
"But she clearly pushed me!" Serena cried. "Do you still have feelings for her?"
"Nonsense."
His footsteps faded away. "I'll send her back to the factory for a reset tomorrow."
My core processor suddenly overloaded, which was unusual, considering the ambient temperature was only 15°C.
Suddenly, a burst of baby crying came through the crack in the door. My pregnancy simulator immediately activated and a strange, cramping pain erupted in my abdomen.
Impossible! My reproductive system was just a decorative module.
[Emergency: Fetal vital signs detected]
[Error: System conflict]
[Fatal error: Forced shutdown in progress]
Before the system completely froze, I heard Serena's suppressed laughter. "Enjoy your 'baby,' you piece of junk."
